Neoitamus castaneipennis Tagawa, 1981

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Neoitamus castaneipennis Tagawa, 1981 . Trans. Shikoku

Entomol. Soc. 15: 195 – Type locality: Japan: Ehime

Pref., Matsuyama, Komenono – Type collection:

EUMJ.

References for identification. Ohishi & Tagawa (1997), Tagawa (1981), Young (2006), Tagawa (2020).

New records. Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, grassland (B1): 17–24 May 2015 (1); Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, forest (B2): 24–31 May 2015 (7); Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, grassland (B1): 21–29 Jun. 2014 (6); Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, forest (B2): 21–29 Jun. 2014 (2); Nagano Pref., Ueda, Suga- daira Research Station, grassland (B1): 29 Jun.–5 Jul. 2014 (4).

Distribution. Japan: Honshu, Shikoku.

Neoitamus univittatus (Loew, 1871)

Fig. 4A–B

Itamus univittatus Loew, 1871 . Syst. Besch. 9 Theil, 2

Band: 183 – Type locality: Russia: Irkutsk – Type col-

lection: unknown.

References for identification. Ohishi & Tagawa (1997), Young (2006), Tagawa (2020).

New records. Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Re- search Station, forest (B2): 21–29 Jun. 2014 (7): Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, grassland (B1): 29 Jun.–5 Jul. 2014 (1); Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, forest (B2): 29 Jun.–5 Jul. 2014 (6).

Distribution. Japan: Honshu, Shikoku; Russia; Ka- zakhstan; Mongolia.

Neoitamus ishiharai Tagawa, 1981

Fig. 4C–D

Neoitamus ishiharai Tagawa, 1981 . Trans. Shikoku En- tomol. Soc. 15: 201 – Type locality: Japan: Tokushima Pref., Mt Tsurugi – Type collection: EUMJ. References for identification. Ohishi & Tagawa

(1997), Tagawa (1981), Young (2006), Tagawa (2020). New records. Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research

Station, forest (B2): 29 Jun.–5 Jul. 2014 (1).

Distribution. Japan: Honshu, Shikoku.

Philonicus Loew, 1849

Philonicus nagatomii Utsuki, 2008

Fig. 5A–B

Philonicus nagatomii Utsuki, 2008 . Jpn. J. Syst. Ent.: 53

– Type locality: Japan: Honshu , Tochigi Pref., side of

River Kinu-gawa , Ishii-machi, Utsunomiya-shi – Type

collection: TMUZ.

References for identification. Young (2006), Utsuki (2008).

New records. Nagano Pref., Ueda, Sugadaira Research Station, grassland (B1): 11–23 Aug. 2014 (1).

Distribution. Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Ky- ushu.

Remarks. Utsuki (2008) described P. nagatomii as very similar to Philonicus albiceps (Meigen, 1820) , ex- cept that it possesses a longer distiphallus. The distiphal- lus of our specimen matches the description of the one of P. nagatomii .

Figures

Fig. 4. A–B. Neoitamus univittatus (Loew, 1871), male habitus. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view. C–D. Neoitamus ishiharai Tagawa, 1981, male habitus. C. Lateral view. D. Dorsal view. Scale bars = 2 mm.

Fig. 5. Philonicus nagatomii Utsuki, 2008, male habitus. A. Lateral view. B. Dorsal view. Scale bars = 2 mm.